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Hello, I am looking to buy a $500-$550 gaming pc, I would like to play games like dayZ, and Battlefield on at least medium settings. This is what I've come up with so far

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ytDxRB) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ytDxRB/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6350frhkbox) | $129.99 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a78lmlxplus) | $44.99 @ Micro Center
**Memory** | [Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx318c10frk28) | $74.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $52.91 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100365l) | $147.98 @ Newegg
**Case** | [NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-s210001) | $29.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9) | $55.98 @ SuperBiiz
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $536.83

I would like to hear opinions on things I could change to get the best performance for my money.
 
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I bet you could run Battlefield four on High settings with decent FPS with those specs. Also you could probably overclock that 6350 very well! What you got there should good for your needs!
 
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Thank you for your feed back
 
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Thank you and I'll look into the crossfire and SLI options
 
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This is a more expensive overclockable fx-6300 build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($157.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax ECA3253-BW ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.00 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $579.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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Stupid question, would a overclocked 6300 be better than a stock 6350? And what would be the benifits of overclocking?

 
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Wow so basically they can all achieve the same clock speeds, interesting
 
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Would this be ok if I wanted to OC

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MdykWZ) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MdykWZ/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6300wmhkbox) | $109.99 @ Newegg
**CPU Cooler** | [Arctic Cooling ACALP64 Pro 36.7 CFM CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/arctic-cooling-cpu-cooler-acalp64pro) | $14.99 @ Mwave
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970aud3p) | $74.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx318c10frk28) | $74.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $52.91 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100365l) | $147.98 @ Newegg
**Case** | [NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-s210001) | $29.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 500W ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-power-supply-rs500pcard3us) | $48.98 @ SuperBiiz
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $554.82
 
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